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EP About this file: EP4050981

EP4050981 - ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.04.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
29.04.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
2520, Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
[2022/35]
Inventor(s)01 / TOYAMA, Masahiro
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / SAKAMOTO, Hideyuki
c/o HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
2520, Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
03 / TAKAI, Toshiaki
c/o HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
2520, Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
 [2022/35]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/35]
Application number, filing date20894135.123.10.2020
[2022/35]
WO2020JP39968
Priority number, dateJP2019021703029.11.2019         Original published format: JP 2019217030
[2022/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021106455
Date:03.06.2021
Language:JA
[2021/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4050981
Date:31.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.06.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:H05K9/00, H05K7/20, H05K5/00
[2023/47]
CPC:
H05K9/0037 (EP); H05K5/0069 (US); H01R12/722 (US);
H05K5/0047 (EP,US); H05K7/1427 (US); H05K7/20172 (US);
H05K9/0039 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/35]H05K9/00, H05K7/20
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/35]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHE STEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/35]
English:ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE[2022/35]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE ÉLECTRONIQUE[2022/35]
Entry into regional phase25.05.2022Translation filed 
25.05.2022National basic fee paid 
25.05.2022Search fee paid 
25.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
25.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/35]
29.04.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5392197  (CUNTZ HARALD [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 3, lines 60-68 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]JP2009054701  (HITACHI INT ELECTRIC INC) [A] 1-15 * abstract ** figure 1 *;
 [Y]US2019166731  (KUK KEON [KR], et al) [Y] 1,2,4-15 * paragraph [0106] * * figure 5B *;
 [Y]WO2019111655  (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD [JP]) [Y] 1,2,4-15 * paragraphs [0016] - [0034] - [0047] - [0053] - [0059] - [0070] - [0077] - [0097] - [0100] * * figures 2-5, 8-9, 11-13, 15-16 *
International search[YA]DE4041071  (TELEMECANIQUE ELECTRIQUE [FR]) [Y] 12 * , fig. 3 *[A] 8;
 [YA]EP0781085  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI]) [Y] 11 * , column 7, line 28 to column 8, line 1, fig. 4 * [A] 8;
 [YA]US5867371  (DENZENE QUENTIN S [US], et al) [Y] 1-7, 9-15 * , column 1, lines 11-29, column 2, lines 1-12, column 3, line 48 to column 4, line 46, column 5, lines 18-31, fig. 1, 4-6 * [A] 8;
 [YA]JP2005064266  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO) [Y] 7, 9, 10, 12,14, 15 * , paragraphs [0019], [0020], [0029], [0030], fig. 1, 2 * [A] 5;
 [YA]US2007071886  (BABB SAMUEL M [US], et al) [Y] 1-7, 9-15 * , paragraphs [0074], [0075], [0078], fig. 1, 3 * [A] 8
by applicantJP2019217030
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